Hubert Hurkacz aces Marcos Giron 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 in the 1st round in Tokyo on Wednesday. Hurkacz will face Jack Draper or Mattia Bellucci in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 5 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this tournament. Previously, the best he could do was reaching the 1st round in 2019 and 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.
Hurkacz added to his prize money $ 12,410 after conquering this match. He has already won $ 26,595 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Pole will add $ 23,225 to his earnings to get in total $ 49,820 in total.
Highlights Hubert Hurkacz vs. Marcos Giron Japan Open Tennis Championships – Tokyo
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Hurkacz scored 97 points vs. the American’s 85.
Hurkacz
The Pole served very well to win 82% of the points (46/56) behind his first serve, and he won 64% points (21/33) on his second serve. The Pole fired 17 aces and he committed 3 double faults. Hubert was effective at converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (3/6).
Giron
On the other side, the American had a tough time converting his break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Hurkacz and Giron is 3-0 for Hubert.
Draw and next match H2H: Hubert Hurkacz vs. Jack Draper or Mattia Bellucci – stats
Hurkacz will fight against either Jack Draper or Mattia Bellucci in the 2nd round. The head to head is 4-1 vs. Jack Draper and 0-0 vs. Mattia Bellucci.
Live score progression and stats
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the Pole clinched in the 10th game (6-4) prior to ultimately conquering the set (6-4).
Hurkacz failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 15.
Hubert was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 10th game (5-4 15-40). On the other side, Giron wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 3rd game (1-1 30-40).
They played 58 points. Hubert conquered the set after winning 8 points more than the American (33-25). Hubert lost 8 points on serve (25-8). In addition, on the other side, the American conceded 8 points on serve (17-8).
Marcos clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 4th (1-3) game, The American broke back in the 5th (2-3) game to conquer the set 7-6.
The American was perfect in converting all his break points in the 5th game (1-3 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Pole was on the money in converting all his break points in the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 14th game (5-7 0-40 and 15-40).
They played 74 points. It’s worth to point out that, The American won this set even if he scored less points 2 than Hurkacz (36-38). Marcos conceded 20 points on serve (29-20). On the losing side, the Pole conceded 7 points on serve (18-7).
Hurkacz had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Marcos Giron in the 2nd game (2-0). The Pole extended his lead after breaking Giron before conquering the set (6-4).
Hubert was unable to convert any of the 2 conquered break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 3rd game (2-0 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Pole didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 50 points. The Pole was the winner of the set after clinching 4 more points than Giron (27-23). Hubert dropped 5 points on serve (20-5). on the other side of the court, the American conceded 7 points on serve (18-7).
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